Craig Murray mulls the depressing series of events over the past few weeks involving Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador and the U.S.
The Struggle Is the Meaning
For the Latest News on WikiLeaks Watch the 30th Online Vigil
Host Elizabeth Vos led a discussion with author George Szamuely on Chelsea Manning returning to prison; Sweden reopening its case against Assange and the other big headlines of the week.
CONFIRMED: Chemical Weapons Assessment Contradicting Official Syria Narrative Is Authentic
The leak undermines the fundamental assumptions behind many years of Western reporting, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Waiting for Your Asylum Number to Get Called
Colonel Ann Wright reports on the life in limbo for people along the southern border who are applying for refuge in the U.S.
Why Read Consortium News?
Consortium News brings you in-depth coverage from a fresh perspective of the biggest stories of the day. Read us to keep up with the crises of Iran, Venezuela and WikiLeaks.
French Labor Leaders Size up Yellow Vests
Union executives and scholars in France talk to Léa Bouchoucha about the unprecedented wave of social protests.
Palestinian Authority No Longer Crying Wolf
Jonathan Cook reports on the bind that Netanyahu has created by withholding tax transfers as a reelection tactic.
Intl Community Must Protect Venezuela’s Embassy in DC
The 1979 occupation of the U.S. embassy in Tehran shows why Venezuela now requires support in protecting its Washington embassy, says Alfred de Zayas.
Great Britain, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Media, Middle East, Obama Administration, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., United Nations, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Series
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History
The “Iraq War Logs” disgorged an unprecedented profusion of documents, military reports and videos, reports Patrick Lawrence.
Commentary, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International, Syria, Trump Administration, U.S., United Kingdon
Leaked Document Pokes More Holes in Establishment Syria Narrative
Caitlin Johnstone looks at the latest revelation about a chemical attack in Douma last April that was pinned on Damascus.
Target Iran!
Francis Boyle positions sabre-rattling at Iran squarely inside the catastrophic saga of U.S. imperialism.
Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective Defies ‘No Trespass’ Order
Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright describe the collective’s encounter Tuesday with D.C. police, who refrained from evacuating the embassy.
Pretexts for an Attack on Iran
Ray McGovern probes the step-up in U.S. belligerence towards a country posing the same non-existent strategic threat as Iraq.
Russia-gate’s Monstrous Offspring
Russia-gate has shed any premise of being about Russian interference, writes Daniel Lazare, but the idea that America may in anyway be responsible for its own fate is of course unthinkable.
US State Dept Deletes Sadistic Hit List Boasting of Venezuela’s Ruin
Grayzone has obtained a list of “key outcomes” that include wrecking the nation’s economy, destabilizing its military and puppeteering its political opposition, reports Anya Parampil.
Campaign 2016, Commentary, Intelligence, International, Russia, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S.
The Real Mueller-Gate Scandal
Craig Murray blasts the special counsel for naming and condemning people without ever interviewing them.
US Federal Police Evicting Activists from Venezuelan Embassy in Washington
U.S. federal police have begun evicting activists protecting the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington from the illegitimate Guaido’ regime.
Ending Abdullah Öcalan’s Isolation
Giorgio Cafiero explores Ankara’s various reasons for granting the imprisoned leader of the PKK access to his lawyers for the first time since 2011.
Activists at Venezuelan Embassy Offer State Department a Peaceful Resolution to Standoff
Activists protecting the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington have written to the State Department offering a way to peacefully end the standoff between themselves and an argy mob of Guaidó supporters.
Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, International News Analysis, Iran, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Bolton Leading Trump on Reckless War Agenda
The president’s advisers are orchestrating policies that have quickly destabilized the world and jeopardized the security of the United States, says Colonel Ann Wright.